I dare you to click on all the links
The Problem With Stupid Challenges
A rapid overview of my writings so far
It wasn’t a new trick, but, as my grandma would say, “if it works, then why not use it?”
And use it she did. Many times. And always to her advantage.
“Smillew, I bet you can’t take the garbage out jumping on one leg.” Easy. I could even do it 17 days in a row without any problem, contrary to my grandma’s assumption.
“Smillew, I bet you can’t wash the dishes and recite Peruvian poetry — at the same time.” Harder but still easy. My record? 32 days in a row.
Later, she passed the trick to my wife; it was her wedding gift. “The best I got by far,” said my wife.
“Honey, I bet you can’t wash the dishes naked.” Easy, but be careful. Current streak: 748 days.
“Honey, I bet you can’t give me a foot massage and recite Peruvian poetry at the same time.” Easy. And for reasons I won’t detail here, I have a thing for Peruvian poetry. Current streak: 173 weeks.
So, when Patrick Eades dared me to write a whole article with every word a link, I thought to myself:
This is totally dumb. It’s a complete waste of time. Let’s do it.
Here you are, reading the result and hopefully clicking on all the links because each one of them will bring you to one of my articles.
Except for this ONE. It was a link to ONE of Patrick’s articles. Don’t click. Click anywhere else, but not on this ONE.
